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The Institute for Energy Research (IER) is a not-for-profit organization that conducts intensive research and analysis on the functions, operations, and government regulation of global energy markets. IER maintains that freely-functioning energy markets provide the most efficient and effective solutions to today’s global energy and environmental challenges and, as such, are critical to the well-being of individuals and society.
125: Institute for Energy Research & C3 Solutions – Climate Change Superfund Act Webinar (6/17/25)Links:Video of Webinar: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/institute-for-energy-research-c3-solutions-climate-change-superfund-act-webinar/New York State’s New Climate “Superfund Law”: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/new-york-states-new-climate-superfund-law/
12 Currents: An Energy Update (6/16/25-6/20/25)Links:China Is Using Coal to Produce Liquid Fuels: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/china-is-using-coal-to-produce-liquid-fuels/
11 Currents: An Energy Update (6/9/25-6/13/25)Links: WILL THE NEW NUCLEAR EXECUTIVE ORDERS JUMPSTART THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW NUCLEAR REACTORS?: https://mestes.substack.com/p/will-the-new-nuclear-executive-ordersWind and Solar Tax Credits are Destroying the Grid: https://www.independent.org/article/2025/01/28/wind-tax-credits-destroying-grid/
10 Currents: An Energy Update (6/2/25-6/6/25)Supreme Court limits agency environmental reviews: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/29/supreme-court-limits-agency-environmental-reviews-00374122United States and Saudi Arabia Engage in Energy and Critical Mineral Deals: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/united-states-and-saudi-arabia-engage-in-energy-and-critical-mineral-deals/
9 Currents: An Energy Update (5/26/25-5/30/25)Links:Nuclear Conversion: https://robertbryce.substack.com/p/nuclearenergywinning
124: Nick Loris and Josh Smith on full expensing (5/21/25)Links:Paper:https://www.c3solutions.org/policy-paper/full-expensing-is-pro-growth-pro-environment-policy/
8 Currents: An Energy Update (5/19/25-5/23/25)Links:Ditch the Subsidies: Full Expensing Is the Smarter Path for Energy Abundance: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/ditch-the-subsidies-full-expensing-is-the-smarter-path-for-energy-abundance/Mile High Marxist Bernie Sanders Proves There Is No Climate Emergency: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/05/15/mile_high_marxist_bernie_sanders_proves_there_is_no_climate_emergency_1110479.html
7 Currents: An Energy Update (5/12/25-5/16/25)Links:Don’t Fall for the Phase-Out Fallacy: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/dont-fall-for-the-phase-out-fallacy/OPEC+ to Increase Oil Production—Again: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/opec-to-increase-oil-production-again/
6 Currents: An Energy Update (5/5/25-5/9/25)Links: What Caused Spain and Portugal’s Massive Power Outage?: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/what-caused-spain-and-portugals-massive-power-outage/Save Our Cars: Repeal the California Waiver: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/save-our-cars-repeal-the-california-waiver/U.S. and Ukraine announce signing of contentious minerals deal: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/30/ukraine-trump-minerals-deal-agreement/
5 Currents: An Energy Update (4/28/25-5/2/25)Links:Why are Electricity Prices So High in Texas?: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-are-electricity-prices-so-high-in-texas-da40889bSave the Earthlings from Earth Day: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/04/18/save_the_earthlings_from_earth_day_1104748.htmlRevenue Estimates for Repealing the Clean Vehicle Tax Credits: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/revenue-estimates-for-repealing-the-clean-vehicle-tax-credits/
123: Kenny Stein on climate legal battles and New York's Climate Superfund Act (4/23/25)Links:The New York Energy Tax Cash Grab: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/the-new-york-energy-tax-cash-grab/North Dakota Jury Rules in Favor of the Dakota Access Pipeline: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/north-dakota-jury-rules-in-favor-of-the-dakota-access-pipeline/
4 Currents: An Energy Update (4/21/25-4/25/25)Links:GAO seems to think more consultation and staff will resolve offshore wind issues: https://budsoffshoreenergy.com/2025/04/16/gao-seems-to-think-more-consultation-and-staff-will-resolve-offshore-wind-issues/China Imposes Export Controls on Rare Earth Minerals: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/china-imposes-export-controls-on-rare-earth-minerals/Destroying endangered species' habitat wouldn't count as 'harm' under proposed Trump rule: https://www.npr.org/2025/04/17/nx-s1-5366814/endangered-species-act-change-harm-trump-ruleWhy Nuclear Energy Developers Are Suing Federal Regulators: https://reason.com/2025/04/15/why-nuclear-energy-developers-are-suing-federal-regulators/
3 Currents: An Energy Update (4/14/24-4/18/24)Links:Will Flying Be Only for the Privileged Few?: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/will-flying-be-only-for-the-privileged-few/ More than 2,600 US Energy Dept staffers accept second offer to resign, sources say: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/more-than-2600-us-energy-dept-staffers-accept-second-offer-resign-sources-say-2025-04-10/Trump Signs Executive Order to Revive the Coal Industry: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/coal/trump-signs-executive-orders-to-revive-the-coal-industry/Trump issues order to block state climate change policies: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/trump-issues-order-block-state-climate-change-policies-2025-04-09/
2 Currents: An Energy Update (4/7/25-4/11/25)Links:Fueling the Conversation: Climate Lawfare Subverts the Will of the People: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/fueling-the-conversation-3/Trump Announces Tariffs on Auto Imports and Their Parts — Effective April 3: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/trump-announces-tariffs-on-auto-imports-and-their-parts-effective-april-3/White Paper points to carbon capture as potential data center solution: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/carbon-capture-possible-data-center-solution/743744/Global coal power capacity inches up in 2024, data shows:https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/global-coal-power-capacity-inches-up-2024-data-shows-2025-04-03/
1 Currents: An Energy Update (3/31/25-4/4/25)Links:Why Energy and Environmental Policy Matters More Than You Think: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/why-energy-and-environmental-policy-matters-more-than-you-think/We Don't Need the IRA to Meet Electricity Demand: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/we-dont-need-the-ira-to-meet-electricity-demand/After Years of Pushing Net Zero Propaganda the International Energy Agency Suddenly Remembers What It's For: https://dailysceptic.org/2025/03/20/after-years-of-pushing-net-zero-propaganda-the-international-energy-agency-suddenly-remembers-what-its-for/North Dakota Jury Rules in Favor of the Dakota Access Pipeline: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/north-dakota-jury-rules-in-favor-of-the-dakota-access-pipeline/Supreme Court declines appeal from youths seeking to force action on climate crisis: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/politics/climate-crisis-youths-supreme-court/index.html
121: Dr. Bruce Bunker on climate change (3/20/25) The Mythology of Global Warming: Climate Change Fiction VS. Scientific Factshttps://www.amazon.com/Mythology-Global-Warming-Climate-Scientific/dp/1945181478
120: David Taylor on energy and manufacturing in Pennsylvania Links:Kenny Stein’s Testimony on Energy Taxes in Pennsylvania: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/kenny-steins-testimony-on-energy-taxes-in-pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association: https://pamanufacturers.org
119: American Energy Blueprint - IER Webinar (2/25/25)American Energy Blueprint: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/the-american-energy-blueprint/IER and Mackinac Center Call for Expedited Environmental Impact Statement Process for Line 5 Tunnel Construction: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/ier-and-mackinac-center-call-for-expedited-environmental-impact-statement-process-for-line-5-tunnel-construction/IER Submits Three Petitions to Trump Administration to Advance American Energy Goals: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/ier-submits-three-petitions-to-trump-administration-to-advance-american-energy-goals/
118: IER's Kenny Stein testifies on energy taxes in Pennsylvania (2/4/25)Video of Kenny Stein's testimony: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/kenny-steins-testimony-on-energy-taxes-in-pennsylvania/
117: David Dismukes on the CARB locomotive rule (1/21/25)Missing The Train: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/missing-the-train/
116: Jason Hayes discusses wildfire management (1/18/25)Mackinac Center: https://www.mackinac.orgJason Hayes: https://www.mackinac.org/about/staff/752Jason Hayes on X: https://x.com/jasonthayes
115: Re-release — Trump DOE nominee Chris Wright on how energy lifts people out of poverty (11/18/2024)Trump names fossil-fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary.https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-names-fossil-fuel-executive-chris-wright-as-energy-secretary/ar-AA1ufipe
114: William Rampe on Rare Earth Minerals and Mining (11/12/24)IER blog: Canada Opens Its First Commercial Rare Earth Elements Refineryhttps://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/canada-opens-its-first-commercial-rare-earth-elements-refinery/
Recorded 9/30/24#113: Garrett Delk on Energy Finance and GeopoliticsPickering Energy Partners: https://www.pickeringenergypartners.com/about-usAcross the Atlantic: https://acrosstatlantic.com
110: Paige Lambermont on nine principles for grid reliability (7/10/240Links:Report: Nine essential principles for the power gridhttps://cei.org/news_releases/report-nine-essential-principles-for-the-power-grid/
109: Dan Greenberg on Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc. v. Gina Raimondo (6/21/24)Links: Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc. v. Gina Raimondo. https://loperbrightcase.comDan Greenberg: https://cei.org/experts/dan-greenberg/Supreme Court hears challenge to regulator deference: CEI analysis https://cei.org/news_releases/supreme-court-hears-challenge-to-regulator-deference-cei-analysis/
108: Kenny Stein and Alex Stevens discuss IER's 2024 North American Energy InventoryLinks:2024 North American Energy Inventory: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-North-American-Energy-Inventory.pdfFossil Fuels: An Expanding Resource: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/fossil-fuels-an-expanding-resource/
107: Travis Fisher on recent developments at FERCLinks:FERC’s Order No. 1920: A Costly Shell Game https://www.cato.org/blog/fercs-order-no-1920-costly-shell-game
106: Andrew McConn on tech in energy and offshore drilling (5/8/24)Links:Enverus website: https://www.enverus.comDefying peak oil predictions: https://www.enverus.com/newsroom/defying-peak-oil-predictions/Andrew's testimony at the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources oversight hearing titled “Assessing Solutions to Secure America's Offshore Energy Future” on Thursday, April 18, 2024: https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=415851
105: Pierre Desrochers on population and climate change (4/22/24)Pierre Desrochers is an Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Toronto Mississauga. His main research interests are economic development, technical innovation, business-environment interface, and energy policy and food policy. He has published over 50 academic articles on these and other subjects in a wide range of academic disciplines. Desrochers has been the recipient of several awards for his work on environmental policy issues, including the 2017 Julian L. Simon Memorial Award (Competitive Enterprise Institute). He is the author of over 200 op-eds on a variety of subjects in major international media including the Wall Street Journal and Le Monde. He is the author of The Locavore’s Dilemma: In Praise of the 10,000-mile Diet, arguably the broadest case made on behalf of the economic, social and environmental virtues of the modern agri-business and transportation industries.Book website:https://populationbombed.comBuy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0993119034/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1538048671&sr=1-1&keywords=Population+Bombed%21+Exploding+the+Link+Between+Overpopulation+and+Climate+ChangeOp-eds: https://populationbombed.com/op-eds/
104: April FIER (Friends of IER) Podcast 4/11/24Guests:Paige Lambermont: Paige is a Research Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute in the Center for Energy and Environment. In her role, she covers the electrical grid, energy regulation, nuclear power issues, and other free-market energy topics. In 2024, Paige was selected to be a Visiting Fellow for the Independent Women’s Forum.Jordan McGillis: Jordan is City Journal’s Economics Editor. Previously, McGillis was a Manhattan Institute Paulson policy analyst. Before that, he was deputy director of policy at the Institute for Energy Research. McGillis’s research and writing on energy, technology, and economic progress have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and the New York Post. He writes regularly for National Review and the American Spectator and he has been cited by the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, the Congressional Research Service, and the U.S Defense Department’s Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs.Travis Fisher: Travis is the director of energy and environmental policy studies at the Cato Institute. He has nearly 20 years of experience in energy policy, including leadership roles at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Institute for Energy Research, Department of Energy, Electricity Consumers Resource Council, and Heritage Foundation.Links:A Nuclear Plant's Closure Was Hailded As A Green Win. Then Emissions Went Up: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/20/nuclear-plant-closure-carbon-emissions-new-yorkHow the Inflation Reduction Act Bankrolls EPA Overreach: https://www.cato.org/blog/how-inflation-reduction-act-bankrolls-epa-overreach Biden Administration Releases Its Electric Truck Mandate: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/biden-administration-releases-its-electric-truck-mandate/Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisishttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/31/climate/climate-change-carbon-capture-ccs.html
103: Caleb Jasso on Energy and Conflict in the Middle East (2-7-24)Links:How Will the Israel-Hamas Conflict Affect Oil Prices? - Discourse Magazine: https://www.discoursemagazine.com/p/how-will-the-israel-hamas-conflictRising Shipping Costs Will Impact Oil and LNG: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/rising-shipping-costs-will-impact-oil-and-lng/Houthi Attacks Continue, Iran Launches Their Own: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/houthi-attacks-continue-iran-launches-their-own/
102: Levi Russell on Energy and Economics (1/31/24)Personal website: https://sites.google.com/view/levirussellNo End in Sight for Our Gasoline Use: https://www.realclearenergy.org/2024/01/17/no_end_in_sight_for_our_gasoline_use_1005273.htmlPredictably, the Rush to Electric Cars Is Imploding: https://www.realclearenergy.org/2023/12/06/predictably_the_rush_to_electric_cars_is_imploding_997058.htmlIs Our Freedom of Movement in Peril? https://www.realclearenergy.org/2023/06/29/is_our_freedom_of_movement_in_peril_943760.html
101: Isaac Orr on EPA's Power Plant Rule (8/21/23)
Links:
https://www.americanexperiment.org/reports/american-experiments-comments-on-the-environmental-protection-agencys-carbon-rule
100: Jordan McGillis on self-driving cars
Autonomous Now: Why We Need Self-Driving Technology and How We Can Get It Faster
https://manhattan.institute/article/why-we-need-self-driving-technology-and-how-we-can-get-it-faster
98: Paige Lambermont on Germany's energy transition (5/23/23)Links:The Final Death Knell of German Nuclear Power: https://catalyst.independent.org/2023/04/25/death-german-nuclear-power/Expensive energy may have killed more Europeans than covid-19 last winter: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/05/10/expensive-energy-may-have-killed-more-europeans-than-covid-19-last-winter
97: Kenny Stein Testifies Before the House Natural Resources Committee (5/11/23)Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEOBqCZhldo&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fnaturalresources.house.gov%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
96: Kenny Stein Testimony - Hearing: On the U.S. Tax Code Subsidizing Green Corporate Handouts and the Chinese Communist Party (4/19/23)Full hearing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8FSgDMEzdK7j3lsQ4G4L0AVideo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGNb7DoS7Qw&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMjM4NTE&feature=emb_titleIER’s Kenny Stein to Testify Before the House Ways and Means Committee - https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/iers-kenny-stein-to-testify-before-the-house-ways-and-means-committee/
95: Kenny Stein on H.R. 1 (3/24/23)IER & NRDC Debate H.R. 1 Hosted By CSPAN: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/ier-nrdc-debate-hosted-by-cspan/House Releases Its Energy Bill to Promote More American Energy: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/house-releases-its-energy-bill-to-promote-more-american-energy/
94: The Environmental Quality Index (2/24/23)Links:https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/ier-report-shows-restricting-domestic-oil-and-natural-gas-production-leads-to-negative-environmental-outcomes/
93: Jason Hayes and Dr. Tim Nash on the importance of natural gas (12/20/22)Link to paper: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a2019062aeba5077af06fc9/t/637cf25ccf66aa26baaf19d9/1669132904200/Study+PDF.pdf
92: Todd Myers discusses his new book on environmental technologies (11/16/22)
Time to Think Small: How Nimble Environmental Technologies Can Solve the Planet's Biggest Problems https://www.amazon.com/Time-Think-Small-Environmental-Technologies-ebook/dp/B09XWBQ4XQ
Hearing: https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/emr-legislative-hearing_september-20-2022
89: Dr. Patrick Allitt on the Industrial Revolution
Links:
http://history.emory.edu/home/people/faculty/allitt-patrick.html
https://www.thegreatcourses.com/professors/patrick-n-allitt
88: Alex Trembath on Ecomodernism
Links:
http://www.ecomodernism.org
https://thebreakthrough.org
87 Jason Crawford on progress
Links:
https://rootsofprogress.org/devanney-on-the-nuclear-flop
https://rootsofprogress.org/can-growth-continue-ignite-talk
https://rootsofprogress.org/why-pessimism-sounds-smart
86: Jordan McGillis on carbon border tariffs (5/17/22)
Carbon Border Adjustment Policy Brief: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/carbon-border-adjustment-policy-brief/
Mary J. Hutzler, a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Institute for Energy Research, provided testimony before a U.S House Republican forum titled “Biden’s Afghanistan Crisis: Forfeiting U.S. Investment in Critical Minerals to the Taliban.” (10/22/21)
Read her written testimony here: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/bidens-afghanistan-crisis-forfeiting-u-s-investment-in-critical-minerals-to-the-taliban/
More on this topic from IER: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/bidens-clean-energy-program-loses-out-on-afghan-lithium/
81: Todd Myers on unleashing energy innovation
https://www.thecgo.org/research/leapfrogging-smart-meters/
78: Jason Hayes on Line 5
Links:
Why Is Gretchen Whitmer Trying to Shut Down an Essential Pipeline? https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/05/why-is-gretchen-whitmer-trying-to-shut-down-an-essential-pipeline/
Restricting Reliable Energy Sources Is Expensive and Dangerous https://reason.com/2021/05/24/restricting-reliable-energy-sources-is-expensive-and-dangerous/
77: Dr. Peter Jacobsen on gasoline shortages, population, and the environment (5/19/21)
Links:
Why Politicians, Not Hackers, Are to Blame for the Gasoline Shortage https://fee.org/articles/why-politicians-not-hackers-are-to-blame-for-the-gasoline-shortage/
Is Having Children in 2021 Really ‘Environmental Vandalism’?https://fee.org/articles/is-discouraging-people-from-having-children-environmental-vandalism/
Dr. David Kreutzer's testimony in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs followed by a discussion of green jobs past and present.
Links:
21st Century Communities: Capitalizing on Opportunities in the Clean Energy Economy: https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/21st-century-communities_capitalizing-on-opportunities-in-the-clean-energy-economy
If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try ‘Green Jobs’ Again: https://spectator.org/biden-green-jobs-infrastructure/
Joakim Book on human progress and sensible environmentalism.
Links:
Joakim's work at AIER: https://www.aier.org/staffs/joakim-book/
Climate Catastrophism and a Sensible Environmentalism: https://www.aier.org/article/climate-catastrophism-and-a-sensible-environmentalism/
“Sustainability” Misses the Point: https://www.aier.org/article/sustainability-misses-the-point/
Natural Disasters Claim Fewer Lives Thanks to Human Progress: https://www.humanprogress.org/natural-disasters-claim-fewer-lives/
Joakim on Authory: https://authory.com/JoakimBook
Twitter: https://twitter.com/joakimbook
New article at CapX: https://capx.co/complaints-about-the-generational-divide-obscure-a-much-more-positive-picture/
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This week we highlight new blogs from IER discussing rising gasoline prices, the aftermath of the Texas blackouts, and Paris going the way of Kyoto.
Links:
Biden May Get His Wish: $100 Oil on the Horizon https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/biden-may-get-his-wish-100-oil-on-the-horizon/
The Aftermath of the Texas Blackouts https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/the-aftermath-of-the-texas-blackouts/
Paris Is Going the Way of Kyoto https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/paris-is-going-the-way-of-kyoto/
This week we highlight a new blog from IER discussing rising gasoline prices. Plus a new episode of the Plugged In podcast featuring Robert Bryce discussing the Texas blackouts.
Blog - Gasoline Prices, Oil Prices Tick Up - https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/gasoline-prices-oil-prices-tick-up/
Podcast - The Plugged In Podcast #71: Robert Bryce on Robert Bryce on Texas, Reliability, and Natural Gas Bans -https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/the-plugged-in-podcast-71-robert-bryce-the-texas-blackouts/
IER’s president Tom Pyle discussed IER’s work on the oil and gas industry’s contributions to the Coronavirus vaccine at a webinar hosted by the Colorado Oil and Gas Association.
Robert Bryce, an Austin-based journalist and author of six books on energy, joins the show to discuss his experience during the texas blackouts and discusses the importance of diversification in energy sources.
Links:
• This Blizzard Exposes The Perils Of Attempting To ‘Electrify Everything’: https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertbryce/2021/02/15/this-blizzard-exposes-the-perils-of-attempting-to-electrify-everything/?sh=2d53b9047e15
• Juice: How Electricity Explains The World: juicethemovie.com/
• Listen to the Power Hungry Podcast: https://robertbryce.com/power-hungry-podcast/
• Follow Robert Bryce on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pwrhungry
This week the team highlights recent materials focusing on the extreme weather in Texas and the subsequent blackouts that impacted millions of residents.
Links
• ARTICLE Understanding the Texas Energy Predicament: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/understanding-the-texas-energy-predicament/
• PODCAST The Plugged In Podcast #70: Kenny Stein on the Texas Blackouts: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/the-plugged-in-podcast-70-kenny-stein-on-the-texas-blackouts/
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss what went wrong in Texas last week that created conditions for massive blackouts across the state and what Texas can do to avoid future calamities.
Links:
• Texas Plunges Into Electricity Crisis: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/texas-plunges-into-electricity-crisis/
• Understanding the Texas Energy Predicament: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/understanding-the-texas-energy-predicament/
• Krugman Misses on the Texas Blackout: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/krugman-misses-on-the-texas-blackout/
Paul Craney, Spokesperson of the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, joins the show to discuss the Transportation Climate Initiative, what it would mean for New England and the other states involved, and what is being done to stop its implementation.
Links:
• Follow Paul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pauldiegocraney
• Follow the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MassFiscal
• More from the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance: https://www.massfiscal.org/
• More on the TCI from MFA: https://www.massfiscal.org/transportation-climate-initiative-tci
• Video of MA Undersecretary for Climate Change David Ismay: "We Have to Break Your Will.": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muxVGmgykA4
• More on this issue from IER: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/transportation-and-climate-initiative/
This week the team highlights a recent article focusing on Joe Biden's executive orders aimed at reducing tax deductions utilized by many American energy producers while ignoring the massive subsidies given to renewable energy companies.
Links
• ARTICLE Biden Directs Federal Agencies to Eliminate Fossil Fuel Tax Deductions: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/biden-directs-federal-agencies-to-eliminate-fossil-fuel-tax-deductions/
This week the team highlights a recent article examining Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf's proposal to institute a severance tax on the state's natural gas producers and what it would mean for energy producers and state residents. Plus, get a preview of the latest episode of the Plugged In podcast featuring IER's Director of Policy Kenny Stein on Biden's day one executive orders.
Links
• ARTICLE Pennsylvania Should Resist Natural Gas Severance Tax: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/pennsylvania-should-resist-natural-gas-severance-tax/
• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast #68: Kenny Stein on President Biden’s Recent Executive Orders: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/plugged-in-podcast-68-kenny-stein-on-president-bidens-recent-executive-orders/
This week the team highlights a recent article examining Joe Biden's day one executive orders and what they mean for American energy production and prices.
Links
• ARTICLE Biden Day 1 Executive Orders: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/biden-day-1-executive-orders/
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss recent a slew of executive orders recently promulgated by the Biden administration focused nominally on climate change and what they mean for America's energy prospects.
Links:
• More from Kenny on Bide'sn day 1 executive orders: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/biden-day-1-executive-orders/
Paul Gessing, president of New Mexico's Rio Grande Foundation, joins the show to discuss New Mexico's energy portfolio and what possible consequences the state could face from a potential ban on hydraulic fracturing instituted by the Biden administration.
Links:
• Follow Paul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pgessing
• More from the Rio Grande Foundation: https://riograndefoundation.org/
• Keep up with Paul's latest content from National Review: https://www.nationalreview.com/author/paul-gessing/
• Keep up with Paul's latest content at Rio Grande Foundation: https://riograndefoundation.org/author/gessing/
• More on this issue from IER: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/what-a-biden-harris-fracking-ban-would-mean/
This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on American helium production and potential threats to the domestic industry, as well as a preview of an upcoming episode of the Plugged In podcast featuring Paul Gessing of the Rio Grande Foundation.
Links
• ARTICLE Helium Is Instrumental in Semiconductor Manufacturing: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/helium-is-instrumental-in-semiconductor-manufacturing/
• ARTICLE Oil and Gas Industry Produces Helium Needed in MRI Equipment: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/oil-and-gas-industry-produces-helium-needed-in-mri-equipment/
• PODCAST PREVIEW The latest from Pual Gessing and the Rio Grande Foundation: https://riograndefoundation.org/author/gessing/
This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on local opposition to municipal natural gas bans in California and the contents of the recently passed federal spending bill and what it means for American energy producers and consumers. Plus, get a preview of the latest episode of the Plugged In podcast featuring Dr. Ellen Wald of the Atlantic council discussing oil & natural gas contributions to the COVID-19 vaccine efforts.
Links
• ARTICLE Fighting Back Against California’s Natural Gas Bans: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/fighting-back-against-californias-natural-gas-bans/
• ARTICLE Congress Extended Tax Credits for Renewables, Despite Their Limited Output: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/congress-extended-tax-credits-for-renewables-despite-their-limited-output/
• ARTICLE Oil and Gas Contributions to Coronavirus Vaccines Policy Brief: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/oil-and-gas-contributions-to-coronavirus-vaccines-policy-brief/
• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast #66: Dr. Ellen Wald on the Role of Plastics in the COVID Response: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/plugged-in-podcast-66-dr-ellen-wald-on-the-role-of-plastics-in-the-covid-response/
Dr. Ellen R. Wald, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center and the president of Transversal Consulting, joins the show to discuss the immense importance of affordable plastics, provided by fossil fuel production, in the roll-out of the various Coronavirus vaccines and what the COVID situation means for the global oil markets moving forward.
Links:
• Listen to the Energy Week podcast: https://www.energyweekpodcast.com/
• Follow Dr. Wald on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnergzdEconomy?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
• More from the Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/
• Keep up with Dr. Wald's latest content: http://www.ellenrwald.com/
• Follow Dr. Wald's columns in Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenrwald/#3794bfcc3eba
• Follow Dr. Wald's columns in Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/members/contributors/200161850
• Follow Dr. Wald's columns in Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/authors/ATzDIxjsWCs/ellen-r-wald
• Technology Arrives to Capture Stranded Gas: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/technology-arrives-to-capture-stranded-gas/
• More on this issue from IER: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/oil-and-gas-contributions-to-coronavirus-vaccines-policy-brief/
IER Board of Directors member professor Steven Hayward joins the show to discuss his recent run-in with collegiate 'cancel culture' at Berkley and his thoughts on how this year's events, including the election, will shape energy policy in the year to come up.
Links:
• Read more about Hayward's cancel culture event: https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/steven-hayward/campus-cancel-culture-berkeley/
• Read more from Hayward here: https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/author/steven
• Read 'Energy in the Executive Branch' by Hayward: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2020/11/11/energy_in_the_executive_branch_583551.html
This week the team highlights a recent article detailing Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf's efforts to override the state legislature and implement the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)and what the new rules would likely mean for residents of the Keystone state.
Links
• ARTICLE Pennsylvania Governor Orders RGGI Implementation despite the Legislature: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/pennsylvania-governor-orders-rggi-implementation-despite-the-legislature/
This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on the United States reducing its carbon emissions again in 2019, and a Thanksgiving-inspired look at what reliable energy allows us to do.
Links
• ARTICLE U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fell in 2019, While China’s Increased: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/u-s-energy-related-carbon-dioxide-emissions-fell-in-2019-while-chinas-increased/
• ARTICLE Appreciating Energy Empowerment: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/uncategorized/appreciating-energy-empowerment/
This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on the United Kingdom's attempt to ban new gasoline and diesel powered vehicles by 2030 and Arizona's newly announced goal of going 'carbon free' by 2050. Plus get a preview of an upcoming episode of the Plugged In podcast featuring Steven Hayward.
Links
• ARTICLE Britain to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline and Diesel Cars in Just Ten Years: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/britain-to-ban-the-sale-of-new-gasoline-and-diesel-cars-in-just-ten-years/
• ARTICLE Another State Opts to Require Carbon-Free Electricity: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/another-state-opts-to-require-carbon-free-electricity/
• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/podcast/
This week the team highlights a recent article focusing on the United State's official withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and new updates to IER's Big Green, Inc. database which tracks spending from major environmental groups.
Links
• ARTICLE Bidding the Paris Agreement Adieu: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/bidding-the-paris-agreement-adieu/
• DATABASE Big Green, Inc. https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/big-green-inc/
Hayden Ludwig, an Investigative Researcher at the Capital Research Center, joins the show to discuss his research into the environmental left. The discussion examines the wide swath of environmental groups acting in concert with one another and the phenomena of 'pop-up' environmental groups.
Links:
• Ludwig's latest writings from CRC: https://capitalresearch.org/person/hayden-ludwig/
• Vist Influence Watch: https://www.influencewatch.org/
• Learn more about Capital Research Center: https://capitalresearch.org/
• Follow the Capital Research Center on Twitter: https://twitter.com/capitalresearch
• IER's Big Green, Inc. database: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/big-green-inc/
• Details on California's recent state-sanctioned eugenics policies: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/07/09/200444613/californias-prison-sterilizations-reportedly-echoes-eugenics-era
This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on Governor Wolf's attempt to push the Regional Green House Gas Initiative into law in Pennsylvania despite push back from the state legislator, as well as the hidden impacts of renewable energy. Plus, get a preview of the latest episode of the Plugged In podcast featuring Nick DeIuliis of CNX Resources.
Links
• ARTICLE Pennsylvania Governor Orders RGGI Implementation despite the Legislature: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/pennsylvania-governor-orders-rggi-implementation-despite-the-legislature/
• ARTICLE The Environmental Impact of Lithium Batteries: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/the-environmental-impact-of-lithium-batteries/
• ARTICLE America’s Only Offshore Wind Farm Will Go Offline for Expensive Repair: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/wind/americas-only-offshore-wind-farm-will-go-offline-for-expensive-repair/
• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast #63: Nick DeIuliis on Energy, Business, and Politics: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/plugged-in-podcast-63-nick-deiuliis-on-energy-business-and-politics/
• BOOK The Leech: An Indictment of the Evil Sapping America, Depleting Free Enterprise, and Bleeding Producers: https://www.amazon.com/Leech-Indictment-Depleting-Enterprise-Producers/dp/1645720284
Nick DeIuliis, President and Chief Executive Officer of CNX Resources Corporation, joins the show to discuss what the hydraulic fracturing revolution has meant for Pennsylvania, the rest of the country, and for developing economies around the world. Nick also weighs in on how energy is discussed in the public and political arenas.
Links:
• Get a copy of The Leech: An Indictment of the Evil Sapping America, Depleting Free Enterprise, and Bleeding Producers: https://www.amazon.com/Leech-Indictment-Depleting-Enterprise-Producers/dp/1645720284
• Learn more about CNX Resources: https://www.cnx.com/about-us
• Follow Nick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickDeIuliis
• More from IER on Pennsylvania's energy landscape: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/pennsylvanias-phenomenal-increase-natural-gas-production/
• More from IER on the value of hydraulic fracturing: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/ban-hydraulic-fracturing-mean/
Dr. David Kreutzer, IER's Senior Economist, joins the show to discuss the ramifications of 'climate justice' programs and the undue amount of influence wielded by 'green' lobbyists.
Links:
• More from Dr. Kreutzer on this issue: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/uncategorized/politics-101-how-lobbyists-special-interests-not-the-poor-will-benefit-in-bidens-climate-justice-plan/
• More on Public Choice theory: https://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/PublicChoice.html
• Beyond Politics: The Roots of Government Failure: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006891524/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
• Follow Dr. Kreutzer on Twitter: twitter.com/dwkreutzer
• The latest analysis from Dr. Kreutzer: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/about/davidkreutzer/articles/
This week the team highlights a recent article focusing on the impacts of the Coronavirus lockdowns on energy markets, transportation demand, and infrastructure. Plus, get a preview of the latest episode of the Unregulated podcast where the crew weighs in on the election.
Links
• ARTICLE Coronavirus Pandemic Is Clobbering Energy Efficiency Crusade: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/coronavirus-pandemic-is-clobbering-energy-efficiency/
• PODCAST Unregulated Podcast #9: Tom and Mike Reflect on Trump’s First Term: https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2020/10/unregulated-podcast-9-tom-and-mike-reflect-on-trumps-first-term/
This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on recent developments in American energy including new LNG infrastructure in Pennsylvania and recent executive orders on offshore development from the Trump administration.
Links
• ARTICLE Pennsylvania/New Jersey LNG Export Project: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/pennsylvania-new-jersey-lng-export-project/
• ARTICLE Trump’s Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling in Southern States Also Restricts Offshore Wind: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/wind/trumps-ban-on-offshore-oil-drilling-in-southern-states-also-restricts-offshore-wind/
This week the team highlights a recent article from David Kreutzer that examines the actual impacts of the Obama-Biden stimulus and previews the latest episode of the Plugged In podcast.
Links
• ARTICLE Politics 101: How Lobbyists & Special Interests, Not the Poor, Will Benefit in Biden’s Climate Justice Plan: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/uncategorized/politics-101-how-lobbyists-special-interests-not-the-poor-will-benefit-in-bidens-climate-justice-plan/
• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast #61: Tom Tanton on the Cost of Total Electrification: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/plugged-in-podcast-61-tom-tanton-on-the-cost-of-total-electrification/
This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on Sweden's carbon tax policies and how Joe Biden's energy plan is even more aggressive and destructive than California's.
Links
• ARTICLE Carbon Tax Update, October 2020: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/carbon-tax-update-october-2020/
• NEWSLETTER Sign up for the Carbon Tax Ticker: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/subscribe-now/
• ARTICLE The Biden Energy Plan Is Like California’s—But Worse: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/the-biden-energy-plan-is-like-californias-but-worse/
Tom Tanton, Director of Science and Technology Assessment for The Energy & Environment Legal Institute, joins the show to discuss his recent report which analyzes the costs associated with total electrification of the economy.
Links:
• Read the full report, Cost of Electrification: https://eelegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LCOE2-for-posting-9.17.2020.pdf
• Highlights of the report from E&E Legal Foundation: https://eelegal.org/press-release-ee-legal-releases-tom-tanton-state-by-state-electrification-costs-report/
• More about California's electrification efforts: https://eelegal.org/gov-newsom-orders-phase-out-of-gas-powered-vehicles/
• Listen to Tom's last appearance on the Plugged In Podcast: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/plugged-in-podcast-59-tom-tanton-on-californias-energy-woes/
• More from The Energy & Environment Legal Institute: https://eelegal.org/
• Follow Tom on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TantonTalkback
This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on California's wildfires, renewable energy capacity, and other issues facing the state. Plus, get a preview of the latest episode of the Plugged In podcast and a new project from the American Energy Alliance.
Links
• ARTICLE California Wildfires Raise the Risk of More Rolling Blackouts: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/california-wildfires-raise-the-risk-of-more-rolling-blackouts/
• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast #60: Steffen Henne on Germany's Green Energy Transition: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/plugged-in-podcast-60-steffen-henne-on-germanys-green-energy-transition/
• PODCAST The American Energy Alliance's Unregulated Podcast: https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2020/09/unregulated-podcast-2-tom-mike-on-trumps-chances-this-november-2/
• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/
Steffen Henne, Head of Research for the Center for Industrial Progress, joins the show to discuss Germany's ongoing transition to 100% renewable energy and the many issues the transition is causing for the nation's consumers and electric grid.
Links:
• More about the problems facing Germany: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/checking-in-on-europes-green-utopia/
• Visit the Energy Talking Points project: https://energytalkingpoints.com/
• More from the Center for Industrial Progress: https://industrialprogress.com/
• Follow the Center for Industrial Progress on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoIndustrial
This week the team highlights recent episodes of the Plugged In Podcast focusing on what is causing California's rolling blackouts.
Links
• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast #59: Tom Tanton on California’s Energy Woes: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/plugged-in-podcast-59-tom-tanton-on-californias-energy-woes/
• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast #58: Travis Fisher on California’s Rolling Blackouts: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/plugged-in-podcast-58-travis-fisher-on-californias-rolling-blackouts/
• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/
Tom Tanton, Director of Science and Technology Assessment for The Energy & Environment Legal Institute, joins the show to discuss California's recent rolling blackouts and what went wrong with the state's energy policies to get here.
Links:
• More about the problems facing California: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/renewable-mandates-are-leading-to-electricity-shortages-and-price-spikes-in-california/
• An in-depth explanation of the solar duck curve phenomenon: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/solar-energys-duck-curve/
• More about California's electrification efforts: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/californias-natural-gas-to-electric-future/
• More from The Energy & Environment Legal Institute: https://eelegal.org/
• Follow Tom on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TantonTalkback
This week the team highlights articles focusing on recent academic papers published on the so-called social cost of carbon and their implications for energy policy, as well as how California's energy policies stack up against their neighbors.
Links
• ARTICLE The Social Cost of Carbon Fantasy: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/the-social-cost-of-carbon-fantasy/
• ARTICLE Texas Set to Capitalize on California’s Self-Made Electricity Problems: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/texas-set-to-capitalize-on-californias-self-made-electricity-problems/
• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/
Travis Fisher, CEO of Electricity Consumers Resource Council, joins the show to discuss what is causing California's rolling blackouts and what policies could be implemented to alleviate the stress on the electric grid.
Links:
• More about the problems facing California: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/renewable-mandates-are-leading-to-electricity-shortages-and-price-spikes-in-california/
• An in-depth explanation of the solar duck curve phenomenon: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/solar-energys-duck-curve/
• More from ELCON: https://elcon.org/
• Follow Travis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ts_fisher
This week the team highlights articles focusing on the problems created by California's renewable energy mandates including blackouts and price spikes, as well as Germany's experience with renewable energy mandates and the consequences of their policies. Also, get a preview of the latest episode of the Plugged In podcast featuring Lisa Linowes of Wind Action.
Links
• ARTICLE Renewable Mandates Are Leading to Electricity Shortages and Price Spikes in California: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/renewable-mandates-are-leading-to-electricity-shortages-and-price-spikes-in-california/
• ARTICLE Checking in on Europe’s Green Utopia: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/checking-in-on-europes-green-utopia/
• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast #57: Lisa Linowes on Wind Industry Subsidies: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/wind/plugged-in-podcast-57-lisa-linowes-on-wind-industry-subsidies/
• REPORT The 100 Percent Renewable Energy Myth: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/the-100-percent-renewable-energy-myth/
• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/
Lisa Linowes, of WindAction, joins the show to discuss serious problems with the wind energy industry and how government intervention, primarily in the form of the Wind Production Tax Credit and related subsidies, forces disruptive wind energy on consumers across the country.
Links:
• Editotiral by Linowes on common misconceptions about the Wind industry: http://www.windaction.org/posts/51429-lies-tricks-and-politics-big-wind-s-assault-on-the-truth#.XzwUJ5NKj6g
• An in-depth policy brief on Wind Production Tax Credits form IER: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/wind-and-solar-tax-credits/
• More from Wind Action: http://www.windaction.org/
• Follow Wind Action on Twitter: https://twitter.com/windaction
• Learn more about the Wildlife and Community Coalition: https://www.energywildlife.org/
This week the team highlights articles focusing on Joe Biden's proposal to force America to run on 100% "clean" energy and the immense costs associated with such a transition.
Links
• ARTICLE Biden’s Costly, Quixotic “Clean Energy” Standard: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/bidens-costly-quixotic-clean-energy-standard/
• ARTICLE A Whacky Report on Total Decarbonization by 2035 That Would Cost Trillions: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/a-whacky-report-on-total-decarbonization-by-2035-that-would-cost-trillions/
• ARTICLE The Siren Song of Wind Power: Impending Competitiveness: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/wind/the-siren-song-of-wind-power-impending-competitiveness/
• REPORT The 100 Percent Renewable Energy Myth: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/the-100-percent-renewable-energy-myth/
• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/
This week the team highlights articles focusing on the prevalence of government subsidies for fossil fuel consumption in many developing countries around the world and Milton Friedman's contribution to energy economics.
Links
• ARTICLE Global Fossil Fuel Consumption Subsidies Declined in 2019; Expected to Decline Further in 2020: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/global-fossil-fuel-consumption-subsidies-declined-in-2019-expected-to-decline-further-in-2020/
• ARTICLE Milton Friedman’s Energy Insight for Today: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/uncategorized/milton-friedmans-energy-insight-for-today/
• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast #40: Steven F. Hayward on Energy and Politics in 2020: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/40-steven-f-hayward-on-energy-and-politics-in-2020/
• BLOG Master Resource a free-market energy blog: https://www.masterresource.org/
• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/
This week the team highlights an article focusing on renewed efforts of environmentalists to pass a setback rule for energy development in Colorado and provides a preview of the latest episode of the Plugged In podcast featuring a discussion with Kathryn Klaber on the regulatory landscape of Pennsylvania.
Links
• ARTICLE Shedding Light on the Energy Setback Double Standard: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/shedding-light-on-the-energy-setback-double-standard/
• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast #55: Kenny Stein on Recent Developments in Pipeline Construction: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/plugged-in-podcast-55-kenny-stein-on-recent-developments-in-pipeline-construction/
• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast #56: Kathryn Klaber on Regulation in Pennsylvania: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/plugged-in-podcast-56-kathryn-klaber-on-regulation-in-pennsylvania/
• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/
Kathryn Klaber, founder and former CEO of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, joins the show to discuss the regulatory landscape in Pennsylvania and steps that energy producers have proactively taken to ensure the safety of their communities and how these realities differ from the story presented in a recent report by the state's attorney general.
Links:
• Read about the Marcellus Shale Coalition's response to the report: https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2020/07/msc-responds-to-pennsylvania-attorney-general-report-on-natural-gas-industry/
• More from IER on Pennsylvania's energy landscape: https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instituteforenergyresearch.org%2Ftag%2Fpennsylvania%2F&token=fc331c-1-1596048842150
• More from IER on the value of hydraulic fracturing: https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instituteforenergyresearch.org%2Ffossil-fuels%2Fgas-and-oil%2Fban-hydraulic-fracturing-mean%2F&token=30930f-1-1596048842150
This week the team highlights articles focusing on problems with Joe Biden's proposal to restructure America's economy around renewable energy, and recent climate inspired lawsuits filed by states' attorneys general against energy companies.
Links
• ARTICLE Biden’s $2 Trillion Climate Plan Would Hinder Coronavirus Economic Recovery: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/bidens-2-trillion-climate-plan-would-hinder-coronavirus-economic-recovery/
• ARTICLE The Real Climate Conspiracy by Attorneys General for Hire: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/the-real-climate-conspiracy-by-attorneys-general-for-hire
• DATABASE Big Green, Inc.: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/big-green-inc/
• BLOG Climate Litigation Watch: https://climatelitigationwatch.org/
• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss recent legal decisions that have impacted the construction of key natural gas pipelines across America and provides some background as to what is driving up construction cost for these essential projects.
Links:
• More from IER on the latest legal rulings on the Dakota Access pipeline: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/court-grants-dakota-access-pipeline-a-short-term-stay/
• More from IER on recent legal challenges to the Dakota Access Pipeline: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/court-rules-to-halt-and-empty-the-dakota-access-pipeline/
• More from IER on recent challenges to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/another-natural-gas-pipeline-hits-the-dust/
• More from IER on the increase in demand for natural gas in the face of a pipeline shortage: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/as-natural-gas-demand-increases-pipeline-approvals-remain-stagnant/
• More from IER on what a Biden administration would mean for American energy production: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/biden-could-put-a-damper-on-pipeline-and-other-infrastructure-projects/
This week the team highlights articles focusing on the paradoxes in Joe Biden's energy proposals and provides updates on the Dakota Access Pipeline and Atlantic Coast Pipeline in the face of mounting environmental litigation.
Links
• ARTICLE Biden’s “Made in America” Does Not Jive With His Energy Policies: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/bidens-made-in-america-does-not-jive-with-his-energy-policies/
• ARTICLE Another Natural Gas Pipeline Hits the Dust: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/another-natural-gas-pipeline-hits-the-dust/
• ARTICLE Court Rules to Halt and Empty the Dakota Access Pipeline: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/court-rules-to-halt-and-empty-the-dakota-access-pipeline/
• PODCAST Get the latest episodes of Plugged In: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/podcast/
• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/
Gordon Tomb, a Senior Fellow at Pennsylvania's Common Wealth Foundation, joins the show to discuss a recent report released by PA's attorney general which seeks to cast the state's energy producers in a negative light and the history of natural gas development in the state.
Links:
• Learn more about the Commonwealth Foundation: https://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/
• Read the latest from Gordon: https://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/about/detail/gordon-tomb
• Follow Gordon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gwtomb
• More from IER on Pennsylvania's energy landscape: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/pennsylvania/
• More from IER on the value of hydraulic fracturing: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/ban-hydraulic-fracturing-mean/
This week the team highlights a new book review of Bjørn Lomborg's False Alarm by David Kreutzer, an article focusing on the recently released Climate Crisis Action Plan pushed by House Democrats, and the latest carbon tax proposals coming from Congress.
Links
• BOOK REVIEW False Alarm by Bjørn Lomborg: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/book-review-false-alarm-by-bjorn-lomborg/
• ARTICLE House Democrats Propose Costly Climate Policies: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/house-democrats-propose-costly-climate-policies/
• ARTICLE Carbon Tax Update, July 2020: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/carbon-tax-update-july-2020/
• SUBSCRIBE Carbon Tax Ticker, IER's Monthly Update on Carbon Taxes: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/subscribe-now/
• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on what is happening to America's many oil & gas wells that have gone dormant due to the economic downturn, and issues with public transit usage during a global pandemic.
Links
• ARTICLE Does America Have an Orphan Well Problem on Its Hands?: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/does-america-have-an-orphan-well-problem-on-its-hands/
• ARTICLE Public Transit Makes Me Sick: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/uncategorized/public-transit-makes-me-sick/
• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on Joe Biden's plans to ban energy production through America's offshore resources, Mexico's withdraw from renewable energy goals in the face of economic uncertainty, and European countries ramping up their support for electric vehicles. Additionally, get a preview of the latest Plugged In podcast featuring Robert Bryce, of the Manhattan Institute, discussing his recent documentary Juice: How Electricity Explains The World.
Links
• ARTICLE Biden Proposes to Ban New Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/biden-proposes-to-ban-new-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling/
• ARTICLE Mexico Pulls the Plug on Wind and Solar: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/mexico-pulls-the-plug-on-wind-and-solar/
• ARTICLE Germany and France Ramp Up Electric Vehicle Incentives: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/germany-and-france-ramp-up-electric-vehicle-incentives/
• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast #53: Robert Bryce on Juice: How Electricity Explains The World: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/53-robert-bryce-on-juice-how-electricity-explains-the-world/
• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/
Robert Bryce, n Austin-based journalist and author of six books on energy, joins the show to discuss his new documentary Juice: How Electricity Explains The World which explores how electrification has dramatically changed the standard of living for people around the world.
Links:
• Juice: How Electricity Explains The World: juicethemovie.com/
• Get a copy of A Question of Power: www.amazon.com/Question-Power-El…ons/dp/1610397495
• Follow Robert Bryce on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pwrhungry?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on how energy will factor into the 2020 presidential election, new data showing the lack of connection between COVID-19 inspired lockdowns and air pollution, the reason why America's withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement is a boon to American energy producers and consumers, and Ohio's plan for Lake Erie's first offshore wind farm. Additionally, Alex Stevens gives a brief overview of new technology that is allowing natural gas drillers to capture even more gas from wells.
Links
• ARTICLE Biden Pushes Ahead on Climate Change Policies Despite Pandemic Recession: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/biden-pushes-ahead-on-climate-change-policies-despite-pandemic-recession/
• ARTICLE Despite Traffic Decrease, Coronavirus Lockdowns Did Not Reduce Air Pollution Levels As Expected: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/despite-traffic-decrease-coronavirus-lockdowns-did-not-reduce-air-pollution-levels-as-expected/
• Energy Freedom vs. Paris Agreement: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/energy-freedom-vs-paris-agreement/
• Lake Erie Wind Project Gets Approval from Ohio: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/wind/lake-erie-wind-project-gets-approval-from-ohio/
• ARTICLE Technology Arrives to Capture Stranded Gas: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/technology-arrives-to-capture-stranded-gas/
• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on Joe Biden's opposition to essential energy infrastructure, new data showing problems with wind farms, and the reason why major utilities are avoiding secure cloud storage for their data. Additionally get a preview for the latest episode of the Plugged In podcast featuring Dr. David Kreutzer.
Links
• ARTICLE Biden Will Revoke Keystone XL Pipeline Permit: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/biden-will-revoke-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit/
• ARTICLE DOE Lab Finds Wind Output Plunges When Tax Credits End: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/wind/doe-lab-finds-wind-output-plunges-when-tax-credits-end/
• ARTICLE Should Utilities Be Able to Count Cloud Services Costs as Investment Expenditures?: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/should-utilities-be-able-to-count-cloud-services-costs-as-investment-expenditures/
• PODCAST Dr. David Kreutzer on Planet of the Humans: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/plugged-in-podcast-52-dr-david-kreutzer-on-planet-of-the-humans/
• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on political entities making decisions targeting traditional fuel sources like coal and natural gas in New York and North Dakota, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on mass transit throughout the world. Additionally discussed are the upward trends of RV sales and the problems with China's commitments to the Paris Agreement.
Links
• ARTICLE Largest North Dakota Coal Plant to Close in 2022: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/coal/largest-north-dakota-coal-plant-to-close-in-2022/
• ARTICLE Fears of Mass Transit Fuel Increases in Oil Demand: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/fears-of-mass-transit-fuel-increases-in-oil-demand/
• ARTICLE Cuomo DEC Denies Another Gas Pipeline: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/cuomo-dec-denies-another-gas-pipeline/
• ARTICLE Drivers Are Revving this Memorial Day: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/drivers-are-revving-this-memorial-day/
• ARTICLE The Paris Agreement’s Beijing Problem: https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/05/climate-china-paris-agreement-relies-on-beijing-steeply-reducing-emissions/
• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/
Dr. David Kreutzer, IER's Senior Economist, joins the show to discuss Michael Moore's latest documentary, Planet of the Humans. Dr. Kreutzer examines the main findings of the documentary and discusses the backlash it has generated from the renewables industry.
Links:
• More from Dr. Kreutzer on Planet of the Humans: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/we-disagree-with-you-so-shut-up/
• Watch Planet of the Humans: https://www.facebook.com/145546662234642/videos/242631673671798/
• Follow Dr. Kreutzer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwkreutzer
• The latest analysis from Dr. Kreutzer: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/about/davidkreutzer/articles/
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on energy markets and global production, as well as recent developments in nuclear energy and a review of Michael Moore's recent documentary Planet of the Humans.
Links
• ARTICLE EIA Lowers Oil Production Forecast for 2020 and 2021; Coal Loses Share in Electricity Markets: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/eia-lowers-oil-production-forecast-for-2020-and-2021-coal-loses-share-in-electricity-markets/
• ARTICLE IEA U.S. Driving Miles Fall by Two-Thirds Due to Coronavirus Pandemic: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/u-s-driving-miles-fall-by-two-thirds-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic/
• ARTICLE U.S. Oil Producers Cut Production; Storage Close to Capacity: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/u-s-oil-producers-cut-production-storage-close-to-capacity/
• ARTICLE New Alloy Has Important Implications for Advanced Nuclear: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/nuclear/new-alloy-has-important-implications-for-advanced-nuclear/
• ARTICLE We Disagree with You, So Shut Up: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/we-disagree-with-you-so-shut-up/
• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on Virginia's new renewable energy legislation, energy production predictions from the IEA, Joe Biden's energy platform, and the appropriate policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Links
• ARTICLE Virginia Governor Takes Advantage of the Coronavirus Pandemic to Implement “Green New Deal” Program: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/virginia-governor-takes-advantage-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic-to-implement-green-new-deal-program/
• ARTICLE IEA Reports on Global Energy Expectations for 2020: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/iea-reports-on-global-energy-expectations-for-2020/
• ARTICLE Impact of Biden’s Bans on Fracking and Oil Production on Federal Lands and Offshore: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/impact-of-bidens-bans-on-fracking-and-oil-production-on-federal-lands-and-offshore/
• LISTEN Plugged In Podcast #51: Chet Thompson of AFPM on the Refinery Industry During the Pandemic: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/plugged-in-podcast-51-chet-thompson-of-afpm-on-the-refinery-industry-during-the-pandemic/
• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/
Chet Thompson, the President and CEO of American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, joins the show to discuss how the global coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent economic downturn has impacted America's petrochemical refiners.
Links:
• Learn more about American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers: https://www.afpm.org/
• Follow Chet Thompson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cthompsonafpm?lang=en
• More from IER on COVID-19's impact on global energy markets: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/covid-19/
• More from IER on biofuel-mandates: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/renewable-fuel-standard/
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on Joe Biden's energy platform and the problems created by shutting down New York's Indian Point nuclear power plant.
Links
• ARTICLE Biden Would Make the U.S. Dependent on Foreign Oil Again: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/biden-would-make-the-u-s-dependent-on-foreign-oil-again/
• ARTICLE New York is Wrong to Close Indian Point: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/nuclear/new-york-is-wrong-to-close-indian-point/
• BLOG IER's latest analysis of COVID-19's impacts on world energy: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/coronavirus/
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on America's environmental improvements and the aspects to focus on during Earth Day celebrations.
Links
• Resourceful Earth Day: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/resourceful-earth-day/
• WATCH Breathe a Little Easier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBCc0-oXmI4
• Since 2005, U.S. Has Had Largest Decline in Carbon Dioxide Emissions: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/since-2005-u-s-has-had-largest-decline-in-carbon-dioxide-emissions/
• U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Drop in 2019: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/u-s-carbon-dioxide-emissions-drop-in-2019/
• Offshore Oil Drilling Safer Now Due to Industry Actions: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/offshore-oil-drilling-safer-now-due-to-industry-actions/
• New York Needs Natural Gas But Bans Hydraulic Fracturing Technology: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/new-york-needs-natural-gas-but-bans-hydraulic-fracturing-technology/
• Episode 50 of the Plugged In podcast, Kenny Stein on Negative Prices: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/plugged-in-podcast-50-kenny-stein-on-negative-prices/
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss the recent downturn in oil futures prices. Kenny provides an overview of what the negative prices actually mean and what good a good public policy response would look like.
Links: • More from Kenny on negative prices: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/negative-prices-should-not-lead-to-negative-policies/
On April 14, 2020, IER's Director of Policy, Kenny Stein, offered testimony before the Railroad Commission of Texas express opposition to any intervention by the Railroad Commission to prorate oil production in the state of Texas.
• Kenny's written testimony: https://rrc.texas.gov/media/57236/cmts-recvd-apr14-conf-ier.pdf
• Watch video of his testimony here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENHPri2ajaQ
• View the full meeting here: http://www.adminmonitor.com/tx/rrc/open_meeting/20200414/
Jason Crawford, the author of the blog The Roots of Progress, joins the show to discuss the conditions that have to lead human flourishing and the role that energy has played in shaping human society.
Links:
• The Roots of Progress blog: https://rootsofprogress.org/
• Follow Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasoncrawford
• The Progressive Era’s Derailment of Classical-Liberal Evolution by Fred Smith: https://fee.org/articles/the-progressive-eras-derailment-of-classical-liberal-evolution/
• Stay up to date with Jason's latest work: https://jasoncrawford.org/
Dr. Ellen R. Wald, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center and the president of Transversal Consulting, joins the show to discuss Saudi Arabia's influence in global energy markets and the price of oil.
Links:
• Listen to the Energy Week podcast: https://www.energyweekpodcast.com/
• Follow Dr. Wald on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnergzdEconomy?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
• More from the Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/
• Keep up with Dr. Wald's latest content: http://www.ellenrwald.com/
• Follow Dr. Wald's columns in Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenrwald/#3794bfcc3eba
• Follow Dr. Wald's columns in Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/members/contributors/200161850
• Follow Dr. Wald's columns in Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/authors/ATzDIxjsWCs/ellen-r-wald
• More on this issue from IER: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/saudi-russian-oil-price-war/
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss the 2 trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill recently passed by the federal government. Kenny provides an overview of what the bill means for American energy and examines what provisions made it in the final bill, and which didn't.
Links: • More from IER on the COVID-19 Pandemic. https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/coronavirus/
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss the 555-page American Energy Innovation Act recently introduced in the senate. Kenny provides an overview of the bill's major features as it currently stands and explores the impacts of potential amendments.
Links:
• More analysis from Kenny Stein here: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/about/kstein/articles/
Adam Thierer, a Senior Research Fellow at George Mason's Mercatus Center, joins the show to discuss how the precautionary principle has shaped today's energy landscape and the profound benefits of permissionless innovation.
Links:
• The latest from Adam: https://www.mercatus.org/scholars/adam-thierer#0
• More about the Mercatus Center: https://www.mercatus.org/
• More from Adam about permissionless innovation: https://permissionlessinnovation.org/
• Get the book Permissionless Innovation: https://permissionlessinnovation.org/book/
David T. Stevenson, of the Caesar Rodney Institute, joins the show to discuss the Transportation and Climate Initiative and what a regional tax on energy would means for consumers in New England and the Mid-Atlantic region.
Links:
• TCI 101, a brief explainer of the Transportation and Climate Initiative: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/tci-101/
• An in-depth policy brief on TCI form IER: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/understanding-the-transportation-and-climate-initiative/
• More from the Caesar Rodney Institute: https://www.caesarrodney.org/
• A Review of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, By David T. Stevenson: https://www.cato.org/cato-journal/winter-2018/review-regional-greenhouse-gas-initiative
Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, joins the show to discuss recent changes to federal regulations, his views on the proper role of the agency, and the dramatic betterment of air quality in America.
Links: • More from Administrator Wheeler on the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule change: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-and-army-deliver-president-trumps-promise-issue-navigable-waters-protection-rule-0
• More on the American air quality trends: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/u-s-air-quality-continues-to-improve/
• More on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/delays-lawsuits-and-immigration-controls-the-many-abuses-of-nepa/
• The EPA at 50: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-50-epa-celebrates-progress-protecting-americas-waters
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, provided testimony before the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives House Natural Resources Committee regarding the "Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2020" on 1/28/20. The Congressional video record begins several sentences into his testimony. Read his full testimony form the link below.
• Read his written testimony here: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/EMR-Subcomittee-Stein-testimony-1-28-20.pdf
• More on how foundations work to stifle energy production from IER: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/big-green-inc-the-money-fueling-the-environmental-left/
• Watch video of his testimony here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c242YTmhBJo
• Watch video of the entire hearing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CaRZ1eywtE
The team talks with IER Board of Directors member professor Steven Hayward about the issues facing California’s electric grid and why he thinks the environment is too important to be left to the environmentalists.
Links:
• Read more from Hayward here: www.powerlineblog.com/archives/author/steven
• More on California's grid issues here: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/pge-service-disruptions-shows-flaws-with-government-regulation/
Paige Lambermont joins the show to discuss hurdles preventing greater development of America's hydro-electric capabilities. The team also takes a look at the history of American hydropower and possible paths for greater expansion.
Links:
• A Review of the Impacts of Government on Hydroelectric Power Generation and Development: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/water/a-review-of-the-impacts-of-government-on-hydroelectric-power-generation-and-development/
• A primer on hydroelectric energy from IER's energy encyclopedia: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/?encyclopedia=hydroelectric
George Stark, the director of external affairs at Cabot Oil & Gas, joined the show to discuss how American natural gas is powering communities across the globe even as politicians put up roadblocks to energy security at home.
Links: • Learn more about Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation: https://www.cabotog.com/ • Learn more about Cabot’s community outreach initiatives: https://www.cabotog.com/our-community/outreach-and-education/ • More on pipeline issues in New England from IER: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/natural-gas-moratorium-in-new-york-due-to-lack-of-gas-pipelines/
Jennifer Fielder, CEO of American Lands Council and the incumbent state senator fo Montana's 7th senate district, joins the show to discuss the problems associated with federally owned public lands and free-market-oriented solutions.
Links:
• More about the American Lands Council: http://www.americanlandscouncil.org/
• Entrust our public lands to local management that cares: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/americanlandscouncil/pages/857/attachments/original/1571003394/ALC_Brochure_Digital_with_Member_Application_2019.10.10.pdf?1571003394
• Pathways forward for better management of public lands: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/americanlandscouncil/pages/857/attachments/original/1526657728/ALC_-_Brochure_2018.pdf?1526657728
• Overview and history supporting transfer of public lands to willing states: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/americanlandscouncil/pages/857/attachments/original/1514787949/ALCF-12_page_Info_Booklet.pdf?1514787949
• Short Video - Keep it public fakers – busted!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jK4KPJcHyo&t=17s
• Short Video – Keep it public fakers - busted again!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZu_gFnO4X0&t=9s
• White paper – Federal power over public land – a critical analysis of CRS Report RL30126: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/americanlandscouncil/pages/857/attachments/original/1571013130/Federal_Power_over_Public_Lands_-_A_Critical_Analysis_of_CRS_Report_RL30126.pdf?1571013130
• Report – PERC Divided Lands http://www.americanlandscouncil.org/divided_lands
• Booklet - The forgotten linchpin in the case for statehood equality: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/americanlandscouncil/pages/857/attachments/original/1571003064/The_Forgotten_Linchpin_in_the_Case_for_Statehood_Equality_2nd_edition_2019.pdf?1571003064
• IER’s Big Green, Inc. database: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/big-green-inc/
Bill desRosiers, the external affairs manager of Cabot Oil & Gas, joined the show to discuss how technological innovation has unleashed American energy and the impacts developing the Marcellus Shale has had on the surrounding areas.
Links: • Shale Gas News radio show: https://soundcloud.com/shalegasnews • Learn more about Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation: https://www.cabotog.com/ • Learn more about Cabot’s community outreach initiatives: https://www.cabotog.com/our-community/outreach-and-education/
Government regulations often encompass far more than they were initially intended to, and that is especially true in the energy space. Many energy regulations have grown to encompass adjacent industries. Nuclear technology has numerous applications beyond the weapons and energy sectors. One such application is nuclear medicine, where isotopes produced in a nuclear reactor are used for medical imaging and treatment purposes. This is a space in which it is difficult for a private company to navigate the regulatory waters, but also one where innovation can create massive society-wide benefits. Thomas Eiden’s Atomic Alchemy seeks to enter this market which is currently dominated by just 6 government-run facilities.
Links:
• A primer on nuclear energy from IER's Energy Encyclopedia: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/?encyclopedia=nuclear
• Atomic Alchemy's website: https://www.atomicalchemy.us/
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, provided testimony before Indiana’s 21st Century Energy Policy Development Task Force on 10/17/19 on the dangers of adding unwarranted renewables to the electric grid.
• IER's study on the levelized cost of electricity: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IER_LCOE2019Final-.pdf
• More on wind and solar tax credits from IER: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/wind-and-solar-tax-credits/
• Watch video of his testimony here: http://iga.in.gov/information/archives/2019/video/committee_21st_century_energy_policy_development_task_force/
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss the recent events in Saudi Arabia that disrupted global oil markets and how growing domestic production has made America energy secure.
• More on the American oil production here: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/the-u-s-is-awash-in-oil/
Robert Bryce, a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, joins the show to discuss how New York state's electric grid is struggling due to artificial barriers blocking desperately needed natural gas erected by state politicians.
Links:
• More from Bryce on this issue: https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/andrew-cuomo-natural-gas-pipeline-permits-blocked/
• Bryce's latest from the Manhattan Institute: https://www.manhattan-institute.org/expert/robert-bryce
• Juice: How Electricity Explains The World: http://juicethemovie.com/
• Get a copy of A Question of Power: https://www.amazon.com/Question-Power-Electricity-Wealth-Nations/dp/1610397495
• More on this issue from IER: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/pipeline-bans-make-transporting-natural-gas-by-rail-an-economic-necessity/
Professor David Dismukes joins the show to discuss his recent findings highlighting the need for reforming outdated provisions of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) passed in 1978.
• Full text of Dismukes' paper(The Urgency of PURPA Reform to Assure Ratepayer Protection): https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/purpa-report-2019_df.pdf
• Summary of the key findings by IER's Kenny Stein: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/new-paper-the-urgency-of-purpa-reform-to-assure-ratepayer-protection/
• Learn more about the Center for Energy Studies at Lousiana State University: https://www.lsu.edu/ces/index.php
IER founder and CEO Robert L. Bradley, Jr. joins the show for a wide-ranging discussion on the history of American energy policy from the 1970s and the 73' Oil Crisis to today and the Green New Deal.
Links:
• MasterResource.org, a free-market energy blog curated by Bradley: https://www.masterresource.org/
• PoliticalCapitalism.org, a website providing additional resources related to Bradley's books: https://www.masterresource.org/
• Robert Bradley's latest commentary at the Institute for Energy Research: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/about/robert-bradley/articles/
• Edison to Enron: Energy Markets and Political Strategies: https://www.amazon.com/Edison-Enron-Political-Strategies-Capitalism/dp/0470917369/?tag=catoinstitute-20
• Capitalism at Work: Business, Government and Energy (Political Capitalism): https://www.amazon.com/Capitalism-Work-Business-Government-Political/dp/0976404176/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1338403030&sr=1-1/?tag=catoinstitute-20
• Enron Ascending: The Forgotten Years, 1984-1996 (Political Capitalism: a Tetralogy): https://www.amazon.com/Enron-Ascending-Forgotten-1984-1996-Capitalism/dp/1118549570
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss the recent Affordable Clean Energy(ACE) rule from the Trump administration's EPA and what the future looks like for American coal.
• More on the ACE rule here: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/epa-rolls-back-the-clean-power-plan-creating-the-affordable-clean-energy-rule/
Mary J. Hutzler, a Distinguished Senior Fellow at IER, discusses the recently released report on the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), published by IER and the American Coalition for Clean Coal Energy, which found the true cost of renewable energy to be higher than popularly portrayed.
• One page overview of the LCOE study: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/LCOEStudyOnePager.pdf
• Full study: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IER_LCOE2019Final-.pdf
• Response to criticisms from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA): https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/awea-must-not-have-read-the-ier-accce-report/
• Response to reports of other studies contradicting the findings: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/ier-accce-reports-imposed-costs-make-levelized-costs-of-wind-and-solar-comparable-to-dispatchable-resources/
Jordan McGillis, a policy analyst at IER, discusses his recent paper on problems with carbon tax proposals.
• Jordan's paper on carbon taxes: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Carbon-Tax-Policy-BriefFinalText-1.pdf
• More on problems with carbon tax proposals from IER's Robert Murphy: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/new-study-admits-even-modest-carbon-tax-would-hurt-the-next-two-generations/
Mark P. Mills, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, joins the show to discuss his recent report on the so-called "new energy economy" and the realities that make plans like the Green New Deal completely unrealistic.
Links: • Full Report: "The 'New Energy Economy': An Exercise in Magical Thinking" https://www.manhattan-institute.org/green-energy-revolution-near-impossible
• Learn more about the Manhattan Institute: https://www.manhattan-institute.org/
• IER' report on the levelized cost of electricity: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/existing-generating-resources-are-less-costly-than-new-generating-resources/
IER's senior economist Bob Murphy recently visited Connecticut College to present on the economics of climate change. His lecture addresses the disconnect between "mainstream" climate models and proposals like the Green New Deal.
Links: • More from the talk: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/what-i-told-college-students-about-the-economics-of-climate-change/
• Robert Murphy on IPCC data: https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instituteforenergyresearch.org%2Fclimate-change%2Fusing-ipcc-defeat-un-climate-agenda%2F&token=2a7f05-1-1559160878247
• Bob Murphy on DICE model created by William Nordhaus: http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?id=751
• The Bob Murphy Show: https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/
Hunter Pearl joins the show to discuss the trend of cities across the country suing producers of fossil fuels in an attempt to get fast cash. The team also dives into the potential harms of the practice known as atmospheric trust litigation, through which activist groups are seeking political change on climate through court order.
• Read more on atmospheric trust ligation: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/environmental-activism-by-court-order-the-dangerous-and-faulty-approach-of-atmospheric-trust-litigation/
• Read more on cities joining climate lawsuits:https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/climate-lawsuits-have-cities-seeing-green/
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, provided testimony before the Energy Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology regarding solar and wind technologies on 5/15/19. Along with his testimony is an extended conversation on the role the federal government plays in supporting the wind and solar industries.
• Read his written testimony here: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Energy-Subcomittee-Stein-testimony-5-15-19.pdf
• More on wind and solar tax credits from IER: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/wind-and-solar-tax-credits/
• Watch video of his testimony here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stCbxGz-Fhs&list=PLjYr-vgcXEpxHkNbf2NlTTLBPbgvISaOo
Rob Allerman, the senior director of power analytics at Pattern Recognition Technologies, joins the show to discuss the importance of forecasting for energy producers and the challenges renewable energy sources create for forecasters.
Links: • More about PRT: https://prtforecast.com/about/
• More from IER on challenges created by renewables: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/the-100-percent-renewable-energy-myth/
The team sits down with Chris Brown, director of policy & research at Common Sense Policy Roundtable, to discuss what the passage of SB-181 could mean for energy producers in Colorado and consumers around the country.
Links: • More about CSPR: https://commonsensepolicyroundtable.org/
• A comprehensive study on the effects of SB-181: https://commonsensepolicyroundtable.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/REMI-Partnership-SB-181-Study.pdf
Allen Gilmer, founder and executive chairman of Drillinginfo, joins the show to discuss why and how he created the service and the important role that data serves in oil and gas development.
Links: • More about the Drillinginfo: https://info.drillinginfo.com/
• IER's latest on growth in oil and gas production: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/u-s-greenhouse-gas-emissions-decline-while-oil-and-gas-production-increases/
The team sits down with Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, to discuss the current state of energy development on public lands and what policies are needed to unleash America's energy potential.
Links: • More about the Western Energy Alliance: https://www.westernenergyalliance.org/
• More from Kathleen on this issue: https://www.westernenergyalliance.org/blog/public-lands-energize-more-recreation-economy
• IER's Hunter Pearl on issues related to endangered species: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/are-we-finally-free-of-fowl-folly-and-frog-foolery/
The team sits down with Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Oilfield Services & Chairman of Liberty Resources, to discuss the direct link of how hydrocarbons lift people out of poverty.
Links: • More about Chris and Liberty Oilfield Services: http://www.libertyfrac.com/about-us/
• Deforestation on Hispaniola: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/hati-deforestation.jpg
The team sits down with Jason Hayes, of the Mackinac Center, and Issac Orr, of the Center of the American Experiment, to discuss the polar vortex in the Midwest and what energy policies are making the situation worse for consumers.
Links:
More from Jason Hayes on this issue: https://www.mackinac.org/26245
Jason Hayes on Michigan's renewable energy: https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-california-billionaire-sets-michigans-energy-policy-1529706888
More from Issac Orr on this Issue: https://www.americanexperiment.org/2019/02/star-tribune-bitter-cold-shows-reliable-energy-sources-critical/
More from IER on this issue: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/bad-policies-cause-prices-spike-northeast/
Electricity map: https://www.electricitymap.org
Corrections: UMERC is a WEC Subsidiary - WE Energy / Wisconsin Public Service. Northwestern Power is an Xcel subsidiary.
The team talks with IER Board of Directors member professor Steven Hayward about the "Green New Deal" and why he thinks the environment is too important to be left to the environmentalists.
Read more from Hayward here: https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/author/steven
More on the "Green New Deal" here: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/flaws-with-a-green-new-deal-part-1-of-2/
The team sits down with Marian Tupy, a senior policy analyst at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, to discuss the work of the late economist Julian Simon and the condition of human progress.
Links: • More from Marian on human flourishing: https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/population-growth-leads-abundant-resources
• Lean more about the Cato Institute: www.cato.org/
The IER team discusses changes to management of federal lands proposed by the Bureau of Land Management and the possible impacts to the greater sage grouse and American energy production.
Read more: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/are-we-finally-free-of-fowl-folly-and-frog-foolery/
IER's policy team discusses the causes of the Yellow Vest protests across France and the possible impacts the popular uprising could have on the global climate change movement.
Read more on the protests here: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/macrons-carbon-tax-disaster/
Alex and Jordan sit down with economist and former Trump advisor Stephen Moore to discuss his new book "Trumponomics" as well as pressing issues in trade and energy.
Links: • Get a copy of "Trumponomics": https://www.amazon.com/Trumponomics-Inside-America-Revive-Economy/dp/1250193710
• Moore's latest from the Heritage Foundation: https://www.heritage.org/staff/stephen-moore
Alex sits down with Colin Grabow, a policy analyst at the Cato Institute’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, to discuss problems with the Jones Act and the law's impact on American energy.
Links: • More from Colin on issues surrounding the Jones Act: https://www.cato.org/blog/jones-act-isnt-working-just-ask-its-supporters
• Details about Cato's upcoming event on the Jones Act: https://www.cato.org/events/jones-act-charting-new-course-after-century-failure
• Lean more about the Cato Institute: https://www.cato.org/
Alex and Jordan sit down with Don Watkins, the Director of Education at the Center for Industrial Progress, to discuss the "anti-human" attitudes of the green movement and the importance of ideas in the energy debate.
Links: • The official summary of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, edited by Don Watkins: http://industrialprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/MCFF-two_sheet_20170315.pdf
• Lean more about the Center for Industrial Progress: http://industrialprogress.com/
Alex and Jordan sit down with Isaac Orr, a policy fellow at the Center of the American Experiment, to discuss energy policy in Minnesota and the trend of premature retirement of coal fired power plants across the country.
Links: • More from Isaac on premature retiring of coal plants: https://www.heartland.org/publications-resources/publications/how-to-prevent-the-premature-retirement-of-coal-fired-power-plants
• Lean more about the Center of the American Experiment: https://www.americanexperiment.org/
Alex and Jordan sit down with Krisztina Pusok, Director of Policy and Research at the American Consumer Institute, to discuss the Trump administration's plans to replace the Obama-era Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.
Links: • SAFE: A Sane Approach to U.S. Consumer Vehicle Safety, written by Krisztina Pusok https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2018/10/11/safe_a_sane_approach_to_us_consumer_vehicle_fuel_efficiency_110351.html
• More from the American Consumer Institute http://www.theamericanconsumer.org/
Alex and Jordan sit down with Todd Myers, the Director of the Center for the Environment at the Washington Policy Center, to discuss the Washington State ballot initiative to impose a carbon tax on the state.
Links: • A Citizens' Guide to Initiative 1631: to impose a state carbon tax on energy use in Washington state, written by Todd Meyers https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/citizens-guide-to-initiative-1631-to-impose-a-state-carbon-tax-on-energy-use-in-washington-state
• More from the Washington Policy Center https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/
Kelly Sloan, Energy and Environment Fellow at the Centennial Institute, joins the Plugged In podcast to break down a measure on Colorado’s ballot in November impacting the state’s oil and gas industry. Sloan discusses the impact this measure would have on the state and why even those outside of Colorado should be watching this proposition as it would have far-reaching consequences.
We sit down with Paul Driessen, a senior policy advisor with the Center For A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT)and with Defense of Free Enterprise, to discuss the impending corporate scandal surrounding Bloom Energy.
Links: • Paul Driessen's latest on Bloom Energy https://townhall.com/columnists/pauldriessen/2018/09/22/bloom-energys-tangled-web-n2521444
• Full video of the recent Heritage Foundation panel on Bloom Energy https://www.heritage.org/energy-economics/event/the-fuel-cell-corporate-scandal-delaware-citizens-forced-subsidize
IER's policy team discusses problems with the the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)and the potential for reform.
Learn more about NEPA here: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/delays-lawsuits-and-immigration-controls-the-many-abuses-of-nepa/
Alex and Jordan sit down with IER’s Senior Economist Dr. Robert Murphy to discuss carbon taxes.
Links • Robert Murphy on IPCC data https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/using-ipcc-defeat-un-climate-agenda/
• The Case Against a U.S. Carbon Tax https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/case-against-us-carbon-tax
• Robert Murphy on climate insurance https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/uncategorized/switching-markets-save-15-percent-climate-insurance/
• The Benefits of Procrastination: The Economics of Geo-engineering http://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/y2009/Murphygeoengineering.html
• Carbon Taxes and the “Tax Interaction Effect” http://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/y2012/Murphycarbon.html
• More from Robert Murphy on the tax interaction effect https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/uncategorized/carbon-taxes-more-destructive-than-you-think-clarifying-the-tax-interaction-effect/
• Rolling the DICE – William Nordhaus’s Dubious Case for a Carbon Tax http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?id=751
• Dr. Robert Murphy testifies before the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CWHfPlXX14
IER's policy team discusses possible impacts of recently proposed changes to the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.
IER's director of policy, Kenny Stein, discusses key rulings issued by Brett Kavanaugh and what his appointment to the Supreme Court would mean for the energy sector.